The High Line Blog

Francesco Realmuto, owner of L’arte del Gelato, talks about his knack for cooking the particularly tricky eggplant, beloved in Sicily, and his favorite employee memory of a couple who left their home country to create a new life here in New York City. Meet Francesco in our latest installment o...
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Mexican feather grass is flourishing on the High Line after days of spring rain.
The High Line’s planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 300 species o...
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Nominees clockwise from left: Dorothy Parker, Peter Obletz, Magda Sawon, Daniel Reddan, and Florent Morellet. Photo of Peter Obletz by Peter Richards, photo of Dorothy Parker by unknown photographer.
As part of Busted, High Line Art’s latest group exhibition, we will be commissioning an...
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There's nothing like a bottle of crisp white wine on a summer evening at The Porch. Photo by Nicole Franzen
Paul Grieco of Terroir absolutely loves wine. He reminds us of a learned Bacchus—the Roman god of wine as scholar. In celebration of summer, Grieco is introducing a white wine of the week ...
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One of the High Line’s many “peel-up” benches basks in the summer sun against a backdrop of Full Moon Tickseed, Walker's Low Persian catmint, and Siberian catmint. Photo by Eddie Crimmins
Given the rainy streak New Yorkers have endured in the past few weeks, it’s hard to believe that th...
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Although we’re partial to green (and brown), we think the High Line looks fabulous in pink. Diane von Furstenberg created a rose-colored map of the High Line, which includes tips and the designer’s top spots, in celebration of her new Accessories Shop at 440 West 14th Street. You can pick up ...
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In June, the High Line’s various grasses thicken turning the park’s planting beds into a verdant backdrop for the showy blooms of foxtail lilies. Photo by Juan Valentin
The High Line’s planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the tra...
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A nighttime view from West 23rd Street, looking north toward Hudson Yards, where Coach will be an anchor tenant in a new tower under construction at West 30th Street and 10th Avenue. Photo by Iwan Baan
We are pleased to share exciting news: Coach has made a $5 million gift to the Campaign...
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Twice a year, a curious cosmic phenomenon brings photographers to the streets of New York City in droves. Manhattanhenge, as it is fondly called, is an event in which the setting sun aligns with Manhattan’s east-west street grid, causing the setting sun to be viewable down the center line of ma...
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Johnny, our Manager of Horticulture, demonstrates proper penmanship for his son Ansel using our
HL Logo Notebook + Pen Set. “Awwwwwww,” said everyone in the High Line office.
For Father’s Day, we invited a few of the dads at Friends of the High Line to test out our bestselling Hi...
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